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Date:   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:09:59 -0800
Reply-To:   Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
Subject:   Re: Microfiche or Bentley (paper)
In-Reply-To:   <4743493C.8060203@verizon.net>
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It's my Friday and we're headed out for an 830 mile trip today! So to go along with this thread I just have to say:

Something smells fiche-y!

Brendan

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. -T.S. Eliot

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Mike Collum Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 12:53 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Microfiche or Bentley (paper)

Earlier Microfiche and now ETKA are not to be confused with a Bentley shop manual. Not the same animals at all.

Mike

VW Doka wrote: > All the dealers around here have computer workstations in every work bay. > That being said, none of the dealers around here would work on any of the > cars listed in the earlier link. Too old... > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Allan Streib > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:15 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Microfiche or Bentley (paper) > > > I don't know what the dealers are using now. The site states: > > "Repair Manuals that were only available on microfiche are now > available on CD with the publication of the Volkswagen Official > Factory Microfiche Repair Information Archived on CD-ROM. The CDs are > comprehensive, capture the original look and feel of microfiche and > include the added benefit of hyperlinks to allow simple access and > navigation through the repair groups. They are a valuable source of > original service and repair information for 1969 to 1994 Volkswagens > featuring printable pages and an easy to use PDF format." > > Does this sound like it would be "more better" than a paper Bentley? > Or just different format, but same content. Anyone have firsthand > experience with this "fiche" version of the repair manual? > > Allan > > "John Meeks" <vanagon@gmail.com> writes: > >> On Nov 20, 2007 1:34 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: >>> I might be wrong, but my impression was that this was not the Bentley >>> "on CD" but instead a CD version of the dealer microfiche repair >>> information. >> >> Didn't ETKA replace microfiche at the dealers? >> -- >> John Meeks >> >> '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits >> Northern Michigan >> KC8ZFN >> >> Vanagon Rescue Squad >> http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm >> >


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